Romeo And Juliet (1996)

Romeo + Juliet - (1996)

Romeo And Juliet ~ Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, and Harold Perrineau

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 American film and the 10th on-screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of the same name. It was directed by Australian Baz Luhrmann and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the eponymous roles.

The film is a modernization of Shakespeare's play, designed to appeal to a younger modern audience. The warring families (the Montagues and the Capulets) are represented as warring business empires and swords are replaced by guns. The film retains Shakespeare's original dialogue, albeit edited down for brevity.

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# Romeo + Juliet at Wikipedia